Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-26
1t seems to us that plows ought to
be at work IN old ground.


from the north yesterday morning.
Don't place your farm loan until you
have seen the new loan firm of Allen
Oyerstreet Il Ellis. 80
The new loan firm of Allen, Over
street g. Ellis are prepared to furnish
cheap money on short notice. 80
John A. Lacy is an applicant for APP
pOintment to position in the railway
postal service, with good chances OF
success.
All persons indebted to julius Gold
smith are notified that they must settle
their accounts at once and save trouble
and expense. 60
District court will meet next Tues
day in the new court house. The entire
building will not be completed; but the
court room will be ready for occupancy.
Jas. VanCleve returned Sunday from
his visit to Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, where he went to visit his
folks. He is again with Noble &
Nixon.
Henry Morgan has changed his Office
TO the room next door north Of the old
Pioneer drug store, and has added the
business Of loaning money on real
estate.
The county superintendent, II. S.
Lands, will be absent from his Office
during the next few weeks, excepting
on Saturdays, inspecting the schools of
the county. IS
Kiowa township, on Monday, re-vOted
bonds to the st. Louis, Fort Scott 4
Wichita railroad, and it is now claimed
that the road will be extended to that
city at once.
The people out east of here have ap-
piled for the establishment Of a post
Office to be known as Adair. 1t is to
be located Al miles east of here on the
south side of the railroad.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
will meet next Friday at the NJ. f..
parsonage at 2 p. m. All ladies who
desire to join the society, as we'll as the
present members are invited to attend.
Mrs. X. A. Willis, of Edinburg, Mo-,
mother of Mrs. FL. G. Thompson and
Scott hubert, of this city, is here on
the first visit to her children. Hereto
fore she had always been afraid of the
cowboys. Scott says.
The preliminary examination of the
two Plotkins, charged with the assault
on Painter, in Sexton neighborhOod. is
set for the 18th. Painters wound is
getting better, and it is expected that
he will be here by Friday.
Col. HIckox's town, east of here four
miles, has been laid off and postoffice
will be asked for soon. 1t is directly
south of the Walstad school house, on
the railroad, and east of where Ante
lope creek is crossed by the railroad.
w. n. Bradbury and Mrs. Rob't.
Gibson, of this county, have recently
been Informed of the amounts they are
entitled TO from an Old estate in Eng
land, about $3.50 each. They, with
other heirs in this country. are not EN-.
tirely satisfied with the amount, and
will have the matter looked into.
There is a growing complaint in this
county about the dry weather. No
rain of any consequence has fallen since
the 18th of last July, and but little
snow has fallen this season. While it
has been a most favorable time for live
stock, and but little feeding has been
done, the farmer would like q soaking
rain that the ground may mellow up for
spring blowing.
Rev. w. ii. Gillian will complete his
third year in charge of the NJ. Z. church
at this place, in five more Sundays,
when conference will meet and assign
him to a different charge. Our people
will generally regret his departure, for
he has given entire satisfaction during
his ministry here, and did the regula-
tions of the conference permit it, his
congregation would only be too glad to
have him remain.
Nescatunga Enterprise: We have
been informed that lady of this coun-
ty, whose husband died from the effects
of injuries received by falling off a wag-
on. while in an intoxicated condition,
has brought suit against a druggist of
Coldwater in the sum of $1,000 for sell
ing her husband intoxicants. The
druggist offered her 500 to compromise
the matter, but the lady's attorney ad
vised her not to take it. The prObabili-
ties are that the druggist will be let
down TO the tune of about $1,000 and
costs of suit. 1t will be warning to
druggists to be little careful how they
handle the prohibited.
County Attorney Jones announces
that the three cases started by his pre-
decessor against parties charged with
unlawfully selling liquor, have been dis
posed Of. One was taken on change of
venue to Kiowa, where a jury prompt
ly acquitted the defendant for want of
evidence. Another was dismissed after
the attorneys had fought for three days
over technicalities, aud the third was
killed by plea in abatement, the COM
plant not having been sworn to. 1t is
probable now that there will be no
more prosecutions for awhile, at least,
especially il the liquor dealers will keep
their places orderly. At present, the
disposition appears to be to have quiet
and orderly town.
DIR. DAVIS thinks the county commits
siOners should adopt plan for provid-
ing the poor With medical attention
that will be both satisfactory to the
patients and economical for the county.
He would have the commissioners take
the fee card adopted by the Medicine
Valley Medical association and agree
what per cent of those fees the county